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  "id": "au-unesco-heritage",
  "name": "Australia — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "title": "Australia — UNESCO World Heritage Sites",
  "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in Australia, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag.",
  "category": "culture",
  "source": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 19,
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      "key": "ref_no",
      "label": "Ref No",
      "type": "number"
    },
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      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "category",
      "label": "Category",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "date_inscribed",
      "label": "Date Inscribed",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "criteria",
      "label": "Criteria",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "lat",
      "label": "Lat",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "lon",
      "label": "Lon",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "area_hectares",
      "label": "Area Hectares",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "danger_list",
      "label": "Danger List",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "unesco_region",
      "label": "Unesco Region",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "countries",
      "label": "Countries",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "transboundary",
      "label": "Transboundary",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
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      "ref_no": 147,
      "name": "Kakadu National Park",
      "category": "mixed",
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      "criteria": "c1, c6, n7, n9, n10",
      "lat": -12.83333333,
      "lon": 132.8333333,
      "area_hectares": 1980994.92,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
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      "ref_no": 154,
      "name": "Great Barrier Reef",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1981,
      "criteria": "n7, n8, n9, n10",
      "lat": -18.28611111,
      "lon": 147.7,
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      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 167,
      "name": "Willandra Lakes Region",
      "category": "mixed",
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      "criteria": "c3, n8",
      "lat": -34,
      "lon": 143,
      "area_hectares": 240000,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 181,
      "name": "Tasmanian Wilderness",
      "category": "mixed",
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      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
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      "ref_no": 186,
      "name": "Lord Howe Island Group",
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      "lat": -31.56555556,
      "lon": 159.0883333,
      "area_hectares": 146300,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 368,
      "name": "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1986,
      "criteria": "n8, n9, n10",
      "lat": -28.25,
      "lon": 150.05,
      "area_hectares": 370000,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 447,
      "name": "Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park",
      "category": "mixed",
      "date_inscribed": 1987,
      "criteria": "c5, c6, n7, n8",
      "lat": -25.33333333,
      "lon": 131,
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      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 486,
      "name": "Wet Tropics of Queensland",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1988,
      "criteria": "n7, n8, n9, n10",
      "lat": -15.65,
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 578,
      "name": "Shark Bay, Western Australia",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1991,
      "criteria": "n7, n8, n9, n10",
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      "lon": 113.4361111,
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 630,
      "name": "Fraser Island",
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      "date_inscribed": 1992,
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      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 698,
      "name": "Australian Fossil Mammal Sites (Riversleigh / Naracoorte)",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1994,
      "criteria": "n8, n9",
      "lat": -19.08333333,
      "lon": 138.7166667,
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
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      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 577,
      "name": "Heard and McDonald Islands",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1997,
      "criteria": "n8, n9",
      "lat": -53.1,
      "lon": 73.5,
      "area_hectares": 658903,
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 629,
      "name": "Macquarie Island",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 1997,
      "criteria": "n7, n8",
      "lat": -54.59472222,
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      "area_hectares": 540000,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 917,
      "name": "Greater Blue Mountains Area",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 2000,
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      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1094,
      "name": "Purnululu National Park",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 2003,
      "criteria": "n7, n8",
      "lat": -17.5,
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      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1131,
      "name": "Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2004,
      "criteria": "c2",
      "lat": -37.80611111,
      "lon": 144.9702778,
      "area_hectares": 26,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 166,
      "name": "Sydney Opera House",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2007,
      "criteria": "c1",
      "lat": -33.85666667,
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      "area_hectares": 5.8,
      "danger_list": "0",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1306,
      "name": "Australian Convict Sites",
      "category": "cultural",
      "date_inscribed": 2010,
      "criteria": "c4, c6",
      "lat": -33.37833333,
      "lon": 150.9944444,
      "area_hectares": 1502.51,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    },
    {
      "ref_no": 1369,
      "name": "Ningaloo Coast",
      "category": "natural",
      "date_inscribed": 2011,
      "criteria": "n7, n10",
      "lat": -22.5625,
      "lon": 113.8102778,
      "area_hectares": 705015,
      "danger_list": "",
      "unesco_region": "Asia and the Pacific",
      "countries": "au",
      "transboundary": false
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Australia — UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Free Download",
    "description": "UNESCO World Heritage Sites located wholly or partly in Australia, as of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 2014 audit. Each record includes the UNESCO reference number, site name, category (cultural / natural / mixed), year of inscription, applicable cultural/natural criteria, coordinates, area in hectares, any danger-list years, the UNESCO region, the full list of countries sharing the site, and a transboundary flag. Contains 19 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Australia — UNESCO World Heritage Sites | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Australia — UNESCO World Heritage Sites dataset with 19 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 19 records with 12 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/rich-iannone/UWHS"
    ]
  }
}